Results

• Why the Influence of Agricultural Policy Research is Probably Greater than We Think

  Published on June 30, 2018
  We believe there are at least three categories of impactful policy-oriented research that development organizations should be promoting, even though it may be difficult to track the immediate impact of such research on a policy change.

• Ensuring Food Security and Nutrition Policy Coherence

  Published on June 26, 2018
  Food security involves many sectors and partners requiring to make sure that policy is coherent across sectors. How then do governments ensure policy congruence?

• Building Resilience through Better Policies

  Published on June 15, 2018
  How is FSP addressing resilience through policies? The multi-pronged strategy is illustrated with examples of the Lab’s outputs, in Agrilinks, June 15, 2018

• PODCAST: Land Prices Heading Skyward? An Analysis of Farmland Values in Tanzania

  Published on May 10, 2018
  Thomas Jayne and Ayala Wineman. 2018. The Journal Applied Economics Perspectives and Policy (AEPP)

• June Was Food Security Policy Month on Agrilinks

  Published on July 2, 2018
  See how we explained and shared our expertise on policy and food security in developing countries, with 7 blogs and 1 webinar.

• Climate Change and Food Security: Threats and Hopes for Nigeria

  Published on June 4, 2018
  By Laura Schmitt Olabisi and Saweda Liverpool-Tasie: "We’ve gotten used to the looks on farmers’ faces by now—shaking heads, looking to the sky as if for an explanation, frowning worriedly. The rains aren’t the same as they used to be, they tell us. ...."

• Land Pressure and African Agricultural Development

  Published on October 30, 2018
  An interview with Thomas Jayne, SciDevNet, 10/30/18

• Spinning the Kaleidoscope Model

  Published on June 22, 2018
  The complexity of the policy process can be analyzed with the Kaleidoscope Model that helps identify 16 variables at play during the design and implementation of a policy.

• Are Medium-scale Farmers Driving Agricultural Transformation in Africa?

  Published on June 21, 2018
  The rapid change from small-scale farms and medium-scale one has many implications for the agricultural production of developing countries.

• Gender-responsive Nutrition Policies – A Myth or a Possibility?

  Published on June 11, 2018
  Policymakers often incorrectly understand gender to mean addressing women’s issues. E. Mkandawire and S. Hendriks explain in an Agrilinks blog.

• Guidance and Capacity Critical to National Agriculture and Food Security Investment Plan (NAIP) ...

  Published on June 15, 2018
  Sheryl Hendriks, Agrilinks, June 15, 2018. Dramatic change has been happening in Africa for at least the past decade.